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Save the bees for the sake of flavor!Posted May 7th 2007 7:01AM by Sarah J. GimFiled under: Science, Farming, Vegetables, Nuts/seeds, Fruit, America, Health & MedicalVanishing bees? "Pshaw!" you might be thinking about a mysterious killer that is wiping out America's population of honeybees. "So we won't have honey for our tea. Big deal!" you say.Not so fast. Honeybees don't just make honey. If we lose bees, we lose the cross-pollination of all flowering crops, like fruits from trees, nuts, and other foods. In fact, with about 1/3 of the human diet coming from pollinated plants,and honeybees accounting for the majority of that pollination, vanishing bees could be "the biggest general threat to our food supply." SInce cattle also feed on alfalfa, the beef supply could be affected, too.No word yet on what exactly the problem is, but bee experts are working on it.
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